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Samsung Knox Suite

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$30 per seat per year
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User industry
  1. Retail and wholesale
  2. Accommodation and food services
  3. Transportation and logistics

What is Samsung Knox Suite

Samsung Knox Suite is a unified endpoint management offering focused on deploying, securing, and managing Samsung Galaxy devices in enterprise and frontline environments. It combines device enrollment, configuration, policy enforcement, and security controls, with options for cloud-based management and integration with third-party EMM/UEM platforms. The suite is typically used by IT and mobility teams managing fleets of corporate-owned or dedicated-purpose Android devices, with capabilities that leverage Samsung’s device-level security features.

pros

Deep Samsung device integration

Knox Suite leverages Samsung-specific platform capabilities such as Knox Platform for Enterprise (KPE) policies, hardware-backed security features, and OEM configuration options that are not available on generic Android management alone. This can enable more granular controls for Samsung fleets (e.g., advanced restrictions, certificate handling, and device integrity features). For organizations standardized on Samsung, this reduces reliance on custom tooling to access OEM-specific settings.

Multiple enrollment and provisioning paths

The suite supports common enterprise provisioning approaches for Android, including zero-touch-style enrollment flows and bulk deployment scenarios. It is designed for staging large numbers of devices with consistent configurations, which is relevant for retail, logistics, and field operations. This helps shorten rollout time compared with manual setup and reduces configuration drift across devices.

Works alongside third-party UEMs

Knox capabilities can be used as an add-on layer with other UEM/EMM tools, allowing organizations to keep an existing management console while enabling Samsung-specific controls. This can be useful in mixed-device environments where a primary UEM manages multiple OS types, while Knox extends management depth for Samsung Android. It also supports scenarios where security teams want OEM-level assurances in addition to standard UEM policies.

cons

Best fit for Samsung fleets

Many of the differentiating controls depend on Samsung hardware and firmware features, so value decreases for non-Samsung Android devices. Organizations with diverse Android OEMs may need separate approaches or accept uneven policy coverage. This can complicate standardization if procurement is not tightly aligned to Samsung devices.

Feature set varies by license tier

Knox Suite is packaged in editions, and capabilities can differ depending on the selected tier and enabled modules. This can make cost and scope planning more complex, especially when different device groups need different levels of control. Buyers often need to map required policies and deployment workflows to the specific Knox edition to avoid gaps.

Not a full IT operations suite

Knox Suite focuses on device security and mobility management rather than broader IT service management, RMM, or observability functions. Organizations that want integrated ticketing, patching across desktops/servers, or deep monitoring typically need additional tools. This can increase the number of systems IT teams must operate and integrate.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Base Free (Knox Suite - Base Plan; free for Galaxy device users / includes Knox Mobile Enrollment & Knox Platform for Enterprise) Lightweight option for secure setup of EMM/UEM-managed Galaxy devices; some Platform/Mobile Enrollment features available without license. cite
Essentials $30 per seat / year (1-year) ; $60 per seat / 2-year Includes Knox Manage, Knox Remote Support, Knox Platform for Enterprise, Knox Mobile Enrollment; seat/license required per device; purchasable via Samsung Business store. Price shown on Samsung Business (US) product page. cite
Enterprise $52.50 per seat / year (1-year) ; $105 per seat / 2-year Full Knox Suite bundle (Knox Manage, E-FOTA, Asset Intelligence, Remote Support, Platform for Enterprise, Capture, Authentication Manager, advanced KME settings); available via Samsung Business store and authorized resellers. Price shown on Samsung Business (US) product page. cite

Seller details

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
1969
Public
https://www.samsungknox.com/
https://x.com/SamsungKnox
https://www.linkedin.com/company/samsung-electronics/

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